Head to head · reviewed Sep 28, 2026

Bright Data vs Oxylabs: platform versus proxy company

Both sell to companies. Bright Data’s list is $8 per GB and a coupon often paints $4. Oxylabs’ small rung is $6 on 5 GB. The real split is whether you wanted a proxy or a platform that includes one.

Author Valentin FourierSep 28, 2026Last modified Sep 28, 2026

Bright DataEnterprise · Netanya, IL

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OxylabsEnterprise · Vilnius, LT

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DoorEnterprise

Bright DataNetanya, IL

OxylabsVilnius, LT

The resultSplit: platform or proxy

The result

Split: platform or proxy

Pick: it depends

Oxylabs if the proxy is the product. Bright Data if you will use the tools around it and you can pass KYC. Do not let the coupon decide the architecture.

In brief

What to know before you pick

Bright Data list $8. Coupon often $4. KYC on residential.
Oxylabs entry cited at $6/GB for 5 GB.
Success-rate charts from either vendor are not our results.

Same fields

The comparison

Catalog facts first. The pick above is editorial. Confirm the live rate before you pay.

Field	Bright Data	Oxylabs
Door	enterprise	enterprise
First priced cell	$8.00/GB	$6.00/GBWins this row
That cell is	Residential · payg	Residential · subscription
Session on that cell	Rotating or sticky	Rotating or sticky
HQ	Netanya, IL	Vilnius, LT
Founded	2014	2015

Buy Bright Data if

You need datasets, unlockers, or the rest of the Bright Data campus, and KYC is acceptable.

Skip it if You want the cheapest gigabyte, or you need traffic tonight and KYC is a closed door. A door you cannot open is not a product.

Buy Oxylabs if

You need residential bandwidth and a vendor, without buying a second product to justify the logo.

Skip it if You need ten gigabytes and a card checkout. The entry tax is the product you are refusing.

Bright Data

The widest product surface: proxy types plus tools around them
Targeting depth is the reason enterprises stay
The list rate is published, so the promo is visible as a promo

Oxylabs

A public ladder, so the volume discount is not only a rumor
Enterprise targeting and a KYC story buyers can read
The brand shows up in procurement shortlists for a reason

A proxy or a campus

Bright Data wins reviews that score ‘features’ because the campus is large. That is fair if you use it. It is a tax if you wanted an IP string and a bandwidth meter.

The trap

How this comparison usually goes wrong

Publishing Bright Data at $4 or $2.50 as if that were the new-account list price.

What I would do

The move

Two lines for Bright Data: list and coupon. One line for Oxylabs: the rung you will sign. Then decide if the extra tools get used.

Published rates

Bright Data and Oxylabs in this catalog

Entry rates. Quotes omitted from the price sort. Not a reservation.

TypesScopeBillingSessionRateOpen provider

ResidentialList pay-as-you-go is $8/GB. A 50% coupon often displays $4/GB. KYC before residential. Do not file the coupon as the list price.Country, city, ASN, ZIPPay as you goRotating or sticky$8.00/GBOpen type

DatacenterDatacenter inventory exists. The public residential page is not a datacenter rate. Confirm the SKU.Datacenter ASNQuoteStatic or rotatingQuoteOpen type

ISPISP is sold. The residential per-GB list is a different SKU. Do not reuse $8/GB as an ISP price.ISP ASNQuoteStaticQuoteOpen type

MobileMobile is a separate product and usually KYC. Do not copy the residential list rate across.Carrier, ASNQuoteRotating or stickyQuoteOpen type

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